The School Organisation (Removal of Foundation, Reduction in Number of Foundation Governors and Ability of Foundation to Pay Debts) (England) Regulations 2007

Consultation on proposals

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), before publishing proposals to remove the school’s foundation or to alter the school’s instrument of government, the governing body must consult—

(a) families of pupils at the school,

(b) teachers and other staff at the school,

(c) the trustees and, if different, the person or persons by whom the foundation governors are appointed,

(d) the local education authority,

(e) the governing bodies of any other foundation or foundation special schools maintained by the same local education authority for which the foundation acts as a foundation,

(f) any trade unions who represent staff at the school,

(g) if the school has a religious character the appropriate diocesan authority (as defined in section 142(1) and (4) of SSFA 1998) or other relevant faith group in relation to the school,

(h) if the proposals affect the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons during the period beginning with the start of the academic year in which they attain the age of 15 and ending when they attain the age of 19, the Learning and Skills Council for England, and

(i) such other persons as the governing body consider appropriate.

(2) The requirement to consult before publishing proposals does not apply where the governing body is required to publish proposals under regulation 5(2).